Lesbians Who Tech + Allies Summit 2026
Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Meta sponsor this Seaport summit, and it has a career fair.
89 South St, New York, NY 10038
What this event is
The LWT Summit takes place October 5–7, 2026 across Pier 17, Gitano NYC and the IPIC Theater in Manhattan's Seaport. Over 100 sponsors including Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Meta, Salesforce, IBM and Uber recruit through an on-site career fair and the SQUAD hiring profile. Day passes are $399, general passes $800, and a virtual pass is free.
Roles you will actually see
Who should go
LGBTQ+ technologists and allies, particularly engineers with a few years of experience targeting big tech and fintech.
The sponsor list here is the strongest H-1B roster of any NYC fall event, which is why I would pay for a day pass if I were in the market. Fill out your SQUAD profile before you arrive; recruiters filter on it. Do not spend the whole day in talks; the career fair floor is where the offers start. Sponsorship at the big names is realistic, but each team decides, so ask the recruiter which orgs are sponsoring this cycle.
Show up prepared
- 1Buy the day pass for the career fair day and complete your SQUAD profile
- 2Shortlist 6 sponsors with open NYC roles and apply online first so you can reference the req
- 3Bring a printed resume plus a QR code to your portfolio
Sponsorship reality
Known H-1B sponsor. This employer has a public H-1B filing history in the Dallas–Fort Worth area. Ask about sponsorship for the specific role, not the company in general.
Showing up is half of it.
The other half is being first to the roles these employers post, and having something real to show when you get there.
See roles the minute they go live, tailor one resume per employer, and reach the hiring manager directly. Walk into the event as a follow-up, not a stranger.
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